Even though I read, write, work and I would almost dare say live and dream in English, I haven’t learned the language from birth and sometimes have moments of self-doubt. These websites I am going to share in this post have been an invaluable help. Blog de Cristina is also on Facebook. FOLLOW IT! ♥Howjsay and Forvo: The world’s largest dictionaries of English Pronunciation How often have you come across a proper name you had no clue how to pronounce and you desperately needed to know the correct standard pronunciation of or perhaps a variant pronunciation of this word? ♥Linguee We all know how difficult it is to write, even more in a foreign language. ♥Phraseup Sometimes we know what we want to write, the sentence is phrased in our mind, but we can’t figure out some of the words we need. ♥Ozdic.com I have been using ozdic.com for years and this is a dictionary I cannot live without.

♥Text2Phonetics. Using Whiteboard Animation For Training And eLearning. I have been using eLearning development authoring tools to create self-paced / interactive eLearning material.

Recently, I have learned the new technique to create learning material called whiteboard animation, which may be helpful for Instructional Designers or Content Developers to create more engaging learning material for the learners. When Instructional Designers choose methods for eLearning based on the analysis, this option also can play a great role for training delivery. What is Whiteboard Animation? Whiteboard animation is a process where a creative story and a storyboard with pictures are drawn on a whiteboard by artists who record themselves during the process of their artwork.

This is a wiki definition, but in simple language it is just a translation of your thoughts; storyboard into animated sequential way to engage the learners. Everything is Online Whiteboard animations are easy to create Whiteboard animation with authoring tools.

Others may appeal more to professional developers or those who work remotely . Here’s a tutorial on enabling add ons. Start with this and then look to see which ones will suit your needs. And Some Suggested Add Ons From Google You can insert citations directly into Google Documents directly within the Document using EasyBib. Mindmeister lets you take bulleted lists and convert it into a mindmap for a graphical depiction. Track Changes is an incredible functionality win for Google Drive as it is one that publishers or formal publications require. One interesting note: At the end of the video it says “Track Changes Basic is Available Today” which implies to me that upgraded or add-ons may be available for purchase in the future as perhaps a “freemium model” for some of these add-ons may be the direction this is heading.